The comparison of attributional styles, happiness and self-esteem in women employed and housewives

The given the important role of women in society and the family, present study aimed to examine comparison of attributional styles, happiness and self-esteem in women employed and housewives. The study was a causal-comparative research. In this research, atotal of participants including 120 women referring to neighborhoods district 3 Tehran and sampling convenience employed (60 people) and housewives (60 people) were selected by convenience sampling. The instruments used in this study consisted of the attributional style questionnaire Peterson, Semmel, Von Baeyer, Abramson, Metalsky & Seligman (1982), oxford happiness questionnaire of Hills & Argyle (2002) and self-esteem scale of Rosenberg (1965). Data were collected and the results were analyzed using multivariable analyze of variance. The results of multivariate analysis of variance showed significant differences between happiness and self-esteem in women employed and housewives. Also, not significant differences attributional styles in women employed andhousewives. The women employed had the most ability in happiness and self-esteem. Research findings indicate that employed affects the happiness and self-esteem.